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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Warnings that “rape is not a

me" were ‘ay-painted ‘a the rented office building of a firm that uces

controversial “adults only” home video games, the

company president said Thursda:

y Stuart Kesten, president of American Multiple in- dustries, said he believed the vandalism, which oc- curred late Wednesday or

firm threatened

early Thursday, was incited by Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Earlier this week supervisors ordered an or dinance drafted that will ban sale of the games in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County

“You've got a clear case of irresponsible legislators inciting the situation Kesten said from his office in suburban Northridge

Kesten said someone used red spray paint to write messages on the walls doors and sidewalks at the firm's office, including “Warning, AMI promotes rape, sexism and racism, “Stop Kesten” and "This is

l the beginning Kesten ‘ake us seriously Rape in nota game

No one claimed responsi- bility for the messages, said Kesten, who estimated

damages in excess of sever- al thousand dollars. Kesten said he feared further inci dents, so he hired security patrol officers to guard the offices around the clock

The games. which soon sell for $4995 carry the names ‘“Custer’s Revenge helor Party” and “Beat ‘Em and Eat Em ” The Custer game features a nearly naked cavalry officer and a naked Indian woman tied to a stake Players score points by coupling the soldier and Indian maiden before a barrage of arrows wipe out the man

Several womens’ group and an American Indian organization complained about the games to the board of supervisors. Al- though the American Civil Liberties Union warned that any ban could be considered censorship, the board voted 31 on Tuesday to have the ordinance drafted

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